Nature is full of diversity and unpredictable elements, so are our guided hikes. The hike can have a specific informative subject if desired, but you never know what might be encountered! Meet at the Ranger Station (Herrington Manor).
Learning Beyond the Classroom Bus is Back! The Learning Beyond the Classroom Bus is officially out of hibernation and ready to roll again this month! We’re excited to bring fun, hands-on learning experiences to families in our community. Exciting Announcement! We are adding a NEW bus stop at Route 40 Elementary School! The bus will visit the Friday before Bus Week each month (except for May, when it will be Thursday due to a scheduling conflict).
Goat yoga is so last year. Enjoy a relaxing visit and get to know the resident turtles of the Herington Manor Nature Center. Story time, animal calls, fun facts, and more, but with the company of TURTLES! Meet at the Herington Manor Ranger Station.
Join us on Monday mornings, beginning at 11:30 am, for stories, songs, crafts, and activities designed to foster a love of reading in preschool children. Disclaimer: Programs, events, and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak to a librarian at the event if you would prefer your photo not be taken.
Lawyer in the Library: Get free help for your civil legal issues. An intake will be completed; if you qualify for services, brief advice will be given. If not, referrals and general legal information will be given. Free Expungement Clinic: Attendees can receive free assistance from Maryland Legal Aid attorneys to expunge their criminal records. -Brought to you by Maryland Legal Aid- For more information, contact Michael Stevens at mstevens@mdlab.org or 240-979-0640.
Come get your hands dirty for this volunteer program. We’ll be identifying and removing invasive weeds to support biodiversity and our native environment. Bring gloves if you have them. Weather dependent. Meet at the Herrington Manor Ranger Station.
Join us on Saturday, May 16, at 11 am at the Kitzmiller Library for our free Library Garden Lab presented by the University of Maryland Extension's Master Gardeners. This hands-on lab will cover seed spirals with Cucumbers or Squash. We invite everyone to take advantage of this casual, family-friendly learning opportunity! To register for this event, please email Diane at diane@relib.net or contact the Kitzmiller Library at 301-334-8091. Disclaimer: Programs, events, and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak to a librarian at the event if you would prefer your photo not be taken.
Join us for our book club geared towards readers of fantasy, sci-fi, and adventure! Our discussion this month will be on Neuromancer by William Gibson on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the Oakland Library from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Please register at the Oakland Library or contact Andrew Miller at andrew@relib.net for more information. "Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction. Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind’s digital future—a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.." Check out the book in our catalog here. Disclaimer: Programs, events, and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak […]
The countdown is on for the final Pizza Monday of the season, happening this Monday, May 18th, featuring the Sugarfoot Stompers performing live upstairs at Brenda's New York Style Pizzeria from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Be there or be square to enjoy the season's last call for pizza accompanied by great live music.